The Alpha's Slave Mate

Chapter Thirty-Seven

Daphne's Point of View

I was wrong to think that my life could not get any busier. The last four days I feel like I have been running a marathon. The day after we decided to have the mating ceremony this weekend, Hannah has dragged me everywhere shopping for the event. I never realized that there was so much to do for a mating ceremony, but Hannah explained that it was similar to a human wedding. Evidently, we needed music, dancing, food, and of course a killer dress. 

At least with Hannah helping with all the preparations I have been able to learn more about the mating ceremony. The only part that Iam worried about is the vows during the binding. 

Werewolves cite vows pledging to stay loyal to their mate while an elder binds them under the moon. It is supposed to pay homage to the Moon Goddess that created us.

The legend goes that the Moon Goddess fell in love with a mortal man. He proclaimed that he loved her as well. As time went on the man aged, but the Mood Goddess lives forever so she went in search of a way to help him stay young, so that they could spend eternity together. The Moon Goddess was so in love that she went to the Great Creator and asked him to turn her love immortal. The Great Creator questioned if the mortal man really loved the Moon Goddess, or if he just loved the things that she could provide for him. The Great Creator made a deal with the Moon Goddess, he would give her an elixir that would make her love live for eternity. This elixir would make it so that she could spend eternity with her love. There was a catch though, if the man were unfaithful or betrayed the Goddess, he would lose his immortality, and suffer a curse. The other stipulation is that the Moon Goddess could never tell the man about the conditions of the elixir. The Moon Goddess was so sure of the man’s love that she felt confident enough to agree to the terms. For along time after the man drank the elixir, he and the Moon Goddess lived happily.

The man marveled at his young face, and muscled body and rejoiced in the fact that he did not age. The man was vain, and it would be his undoing. As time stretched on the man became bored with the Moon Goddess. He forgot that his own immortality came from her. He soon became enamored with a human female, showing her the affection that he once held for the Moon Goddess. Eventually he convinced the human to lay with him in carnal pleasure, releasing the curse of the elixir. The man turned into a wolf, and it devastated the Moon Goddess.

reminded her that she was a Goddess and should be celebrated, loved,

of watching the man she loved howl at her in agony she once again went to the Great Creator. She told him that she had made a mistake in asking for the man to be made immortal. She told him that she could no longer bear to see

was in awe of the Moon Goddess ability to be generous

first shifter in existence. He told the Moon Goddess that now she can talk to the man and find out what he feels would be the best choice for him in a mate and that she

that betrayed her, he apologized and begged for her forgiveness, but she could not trust him again. Instead she did create him a mate, someone that could handle his vanity, and help him be the best version of himself. They in turn

a horrible pain, a reminder that our

humans. Our homage of loyalty and vowing before her is exalting her kindness through love, and our

lives. It is the most important part of the whole ceremony, and Iam terrified that lam somehow going to mess it up. It does not help my anxiety that I know that we will be reciting these vows not only in front of our pack, but most of Caleb's allies, the neighboring packs and whoever else he chooses to

though I am focused on finding a dress. Currently we

more than happy to help since Hannah flashed Caleb’s

visited the saleswoman was pushy and kept trying to put me in these large puffy ball gowns that I detested immediately. The second shop was better, but their selection was small, and I did not find anything that felt right. 1 am hoping that we find the dress here, I hate to admit

me